Witness Assistance

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 29-year-old man last night in Toronto.

Preliminary information suggests the following:

At approximately 10 p.m. on July 22, 2018, a man walking along Danforth Avenue fired shots at groups of people several times. Several people were struck. Two civilians were fatally injured.

Officers located the man on Bowden Street and an exchange of gunfire took place.

The man fled the area and was located, deceased, on Danforth Avenue.

At this time, six investigators and three forensic investigators have been assigned to this incident.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must

consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation

depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid